Latest Recycling News

New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes

Dec. 12, 2024 13:23 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is aiming to drastically reduce the amount of packaging material — particularly plastic — that is thrown away after the package is opened. From bubble wrap to puffy air-filled plastic pockets to those foam peanuts that seem to immediately spill...

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

Nov. 25, 2024 08:21 AM EST

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea. Here's what to know about it: Nations are deciding what actions they'll take National delegations still have a lot to hammer out...

Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it

Sep. 30, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some vegetables close by and offering reusable containers for customers' takeout. When Massachusetts was weighing whether to block restaurants from dumping food waste into...